All posts tagged Rebecca Latimer Felton

Georgia Democrat Michelle Nunn, the daughter of former Sen. Sam Nunn, is campaigning to be the first woman ever elected to the U.S. Senate from the Peach State.

If she wins, she will the first woman elected from the state – but not its first woman senator. That honor goes to Rebecca Latimer Felton, a segregation-era Democrat who was the first woman in history ever sworn in to the Senate. Read More »

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